ITALIAN BRAND TO OPEN FIRST STORE IN SAN DIEGO

Salvatore Ferragamo, a leading Italian purveyor of luxury fashion, plans to open its first San Diego store in Fashion Valley mall in April.

The 3,223-square-foot store will be on the first level, adjacent to Bloomingdale’s, and will showcase the brand’s premier collections for women and men, as well as shoes, handbags, luggage, belts, eyewear and small leather goods. The ready-to-wear collection is designed by the fashion house’s new creative director, Massimiliano Giornetti.

“The San Diego market is an important region for the network of national Ferragamo boutiques,” said Vincent Ottomanelli, president of Ferragamo USA. “An intellectual and creative community, the clientele in San Diego firmly understands and appreciates the qualities that define the House — luxury, style, tradition and innovation.”

The boutique is in a portion of the space formerly occupied by Saks Fifth Avenue. The interior will be designed with backlit glass, traditional champagne-tone finished metals and imported polished limestone, with custom floors made from Mondrian walnut and Tunisian stone.